JASON COLCOMBE

Jason is presently the product specialist for CADS RC3D, he received his honours degree in Civil

Engineering while working within the construction industry for several structural design

consultants on various commercial and government projects. He then progressed into specialising

in Timber/Engineered Wood Products and became the Regional Engineer for Europe.

Jason has always had a very good grasp of software packages and moved into a more

analysis/engineering/software environment when joining CSC (now Trimble/Tekla). With the

evolution of BIM and linking analytical and physical 3D models Jason sidestepped into working

within the Autodesk Channel network. During that period he earned multiple Autodesk Certified

Professional Accreditations and remains an Authorised Autodesk Certified Instructor.

Product Specialist – RebarCAD 3D

About the speaker

• HQ in Poole, Dorset

• Independent UK Construction Software Developer and ‘Sub-Consultant’

• London office in Woking

• International offices in Dubai and India

• Turnover > £8 million

• > 500 technical staff (400+ RC Detailers / 2000+ x A1 per month)

• International user base of 7000+ customer locations

• Customers in more than 80 countries!

• 100% Construction Industry focus

About CADS

• 1969 Software Development Starts

- Consulting Engineers GGP

• 1972 Computer & Design Services Ltd is formed

- The CADS Brand begins

• 1988 Key Markets

- Structural Analysis & FEM Solutions

- Portal Frame Design

- AutoCAD Detailing Applications

- Geotechnical

• 1996 – CADS Global

- Over 450 Permanent Staff World Wide

- Head Office in Poole, Dorset

- Offices in London, India, USA & Dubai

CADS History

CADS-Floor Designer

CADS-RC/CADS RC3D & Detailing Services

NEW! Dlubal

A3DMAX

SMART Engineer

SMART Portal

CADS-Geotechnical

Support – Training - Consultancy

CADS-Steelwork

CADS Software Solutions & Services

CADS – Vel Venti/Glass Designer/Retaining Wall

Profile Sheet Manufacturers

• ComFlor

• Kingspan

• Structural Metal Decks

• Richard Lees

Precast Slab Manufacturers

• Bison

• Topfloor

• Hanson

Manufacturer References

• Single Program for Civil and Structural analysis and design• Finite Element analysis of structures

• Steel, Concrete, Timber, Masonry, Aluminium and Glass Design to EC standards

• Advanced Analysis Modules• Non-linear Analysis & Dynamic Analysis

• Flat Slab and Piled Raft• Creep and Shrinkage deflections, pile loads, irregular geometry

• Timber frames and CLT panels

• Glass and Aluminium Design

• Simple UI and Powerful Output Editor

• Open BIM• Links to DXF, DWG, Revit, Tekla Structures and IFC

Partnerships - Dlubal

• Non-linear Analysis – Material & Geometric• Concrete Cracking & Crushing

• Long Term Deflections & Creep

• Plastic hinge formations to collapse

• Stability Analysis – Alpha Crit

• P-Delta (2nd Order Effects) & EC3 Requirements

• Lift-Off Supports & Partial Fixity

• Tension & Compression Only Members

• Dynamic Analysis• Natural Frequency & Harmonic Loads

• Footfall Analysis

• Seismic Loads (modal superposition)

• Non-uniform Damping

• Time History

• Impact Analysis

Solves Critical Design Issues

• CADS Footfall Analysis post-processing software;

• CFA links with Dlubal (model geometry);

• Uses part of Dlubal’s results as input;

• Vertical footfall analysis in accordance with CCIP-016

and SCI P354;

• Analyses any type of structure for footfall analysis,

irrespective of the shape, material or use.

Dynamic Response - footfall Analysis

Typical Civil and Structural Projects

• Automatic Bar Drawing & Scheduling• Schedule codes EC2, BS4466, BS8666 & Shape code 99’s

• Includes bar couplers (Ancon, MacAlloy, Lenton & Dextra)

• Bar Editing & Stretching Facilities• Auto-updates the schedule with revisions

• RC Detailing Macros• Automatic Detailing & Scheduling of Structural Elements

• Beams, Columns, Staircases, Padbases & Pilecaps

• Integrated with CADS Design Software

• RC Detailing Service

CADS RC – AutoCAD Detailing Software

CADS RC – AutoCAD Detailing Software

• CADS RC3D for Revit 2018, 2019 & 2020*

• From the same team that produced CADS RC for AutoCAD

• New program – not CADS RC in Revit

• Revit becomes practical and efficient

• Detailers with Revit training can use it

• Revit users with detailing experience can use it

CADS RC3D for Revit

CADS RC3D for Revit

• 2D and 3D RC Detailing

• Fast Efficient Accurate & Economical

• Next Day Details

• Drawing & Schedule Format – dwg, dwf, rvt, IFC, pdf, excel etc.

• Rigorous Checking - Less than 0.05% errors

• Global Operation with International Experience

• Detailing Offices in London, India, USA, Dubai & South Africa

• Structural Analysis and Design

• BIM Modelling

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Outsourcing Services

• Challenge your digital thinking in relation to reinforced concrete

• Historically, reinforced concrete projects have relied on 2D design and computer-aided design

(CAD) work, and according to a recent NBS report, 78% of respondents still produce 2D digital

drawings. So why change?

Moving towards DfMA: How digital is transforming reinforced concrete design

• Time and cost savings – Design and construction issues can be viewed in a 3D environment and resolved within the

model rather than on site.

• Accurate scheduling – The 3D model generates the bar bending schedule, which results in less scheduling errors.

• Prefabrication – Identification of reinforcing elements, sub-assemblies, welded mats, and carpet reinforcement are

easily identified.

• Value added products – the model supports the application of couplers to enable faster construction.

• Waste reduction – construction time is accelerated by making the steel reinforcement process more efficient. Material

waste is reduced by analysing reinforcing arrangements to utilise stock products and repurpose scrap into other areas.

• Buildability – the reinforcement fits together perfectly with accurate sequencing and placement.

• Collaboration – DfMA-databases are capable of utilising a single source of model data. For complex projects with

multiple schedulers this ensures that each scheduler is working with the latest information and can readily interface

with elements detailed by others.

Benefits of DfMA for reinforced concrete design

• Manual detailing• High level of knowledge or support required

• Prone to manual error*

• Revision were a long winded process

• Hand written calculations• Rule based analysis with single element design

• Prone to manual error*• Revisions were a long winded process

• Manual take-off • Open to interpretation and guesstimation

• Prone to manual error*

• Revisions were a long winded process

Before Computer Aided Design

• Fast Professional Drawings

• Accurate Bar Bending Schedules

• Greater Editing and Revision Control

• Detailing to Global Codes

• Links to Design and BIM*

• Output to Fabrication Systems

• Reduction of Rebar Wastage & Costs

CADS RC – 2D AutoCAD

• Schedule information sent straight to factory

• Bars cut and bundled with labels for placement

• Information applied to alternative fabrication methods

CADS RC – 2D AutoCAD

CADS RC – 2D AutoCAD

• Fast Professional 2D & 3D Drawings

• Automated Rebar Adjustment to Hosts

• Accurate Bar Bending Schedules

• Data Driven Families

• Links to Design and BIM

• Output to Fabrication Systems

• BvBS

• AVA

• Soule

• Reduction of Rebar Wastage & Costs

CADS RC3D – 3D Revit Modelling

CADS RC3D – 3D Revit Modelling

• Allows users to design and detail with clash prevention in mind to reduce

clashes both in the preconstruction and site execution project phases.

Reinforcement in BIM Coordination

• Sharing the Revit model through BIM 360 makes it available via a simple link for

stakeholders for inspection / review / commenting / comparison of changes. Exposing a

proposed solution to others before it’s locked and stamped as rebar detailing submittals

greatly increases the quality of the detailed fabrication and installation recommendations

Reinforcement in BIM Coordination

Reinforcement in BIM Coordination

• CADS Markup tool for Revit has been designed to assist structural

engineers to annotate a Revit model with reinforcement information to

convey the design intent to reinforcement detailers.

• The design intent information in the Revit model can also be

converted into reinforcement mark-up drawings. This tool can be

effectively used to avoid the process of manually marking reinforcement

regions on printed General Arrangement drawings.

• The mark-up tool can be used as part of the Building Information

Modelling (BIM) process. The reinforcement detailer can use the

Markup information available in the Revit model as the starting point of

the detailing process.

CADS Tools for BIM Coordination

• When Fabrication is ready to start, with just one click, the creation of CAM files is done. Both Unitechnik(versions 5.2 and 6.0) and PXML (version 1.3) are supported. The various file naming options and output settings offer flexibility to generate these deliverables simultaneously in a swift and tailored fashion.

Reinforcement in Fabrication

• Precast Concrete Twin Wall combines the dimensional accuracy and quality control of precast walls with the flexibility of in-situ concrete. The Twin Wall arrives on site as two leaves tied together with steel lattice girder and is filled with in-situ concrete on site. The final wall is a solid concrete wall with a high quality paint-ready finish on both sides.

Reinforcement in Fabrication

DfMA for Reinforcement

Future of DfMA and Reinforcement

Future of DfMA and Reinforcement

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